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01-29-10 | 07:37 AM

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mickey85

perpetually frazzled

Joined: Sep 2008

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From: Linton, IN

Bikes: 1977 Bridgestone Kabuki Super Speed; 1979 Raleigh Professional; 1983 Raleigh Rapide mixte; 1974 Peugeot UO-8; 1993 Univega Activa Trail; 1972 Raleigh Sports; 1967 Phillips; 1981 Schwinn World Tourist; 1976 Schwinn LeTour mixte; 1964 Western Flyer

I honestly think I could get away with one bike and three sets of wheels. Seriously! Think about it:

Take a bike like my Univega (or a Surly CC, or some such light touring/CX bike). Get one set of rims that wears slick 38c tires. These would be the commuter/mountain bike tires. Another set would be with 27-ish-c tires for the quick rides and brevets. The final set would be with 38ish knobbies for fun in the mud.

It's comfy, it can be a mountain/road/commuter/light touring bike, and it doesn't look horrific.

That said, you can never have too many bikes. I just picked up my 10th last night. I should state though that, including this one (which still needs to be built up), 6 of them are riders, two are awaiting funds to be rebuilt, and two are parts.

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